Busy Lady

Yesterday I was insanely productive and wrote a good chunk of the report that I've been trying to finish up this week. Jesse also had lots to do, so we both operated pretty quietly from our respective offices (with the door closed). I would emerge from the bedroom occasionally to get food and water and then would scurry back to the old computer to type away. Luckily, I made a giant bowl of vegetable pasta the night before so we had delicious leftovers for lunch. By 5pm we were both pretty beat, so we took a break, walked out to get dinner, and then came back and worked again until about 11pm. I slept like a log last night and woke up totally refreshed this morning just before 8am.

Today is going to be pretty busy too. I still have lots of work to do on my report, but also a bit of cleaning in the apartment before Eric, Jesse's brother, and his girlfriend, Lea, arrive this evening. I'm glad we took time earlier this week to clean up, so all I really have to do is vacuum and wipe down the bathroom. However, I will be tempted to blow off all of my responsibilities in order to play with an awesome surprise birthday package from my mom -- a starter kit she put together for rug hooking.

It came in the mail yesterday and I was so shocked and excited! I have talked a lot about trying my hand at it, but never really got around to finding the time to do my homework and get the supplies. She found a book with some really cool rugs, purchased my first hoop and hook, and cut the wool strips from some of her own fabric stash. It was such a wonderful surprise. She even did a little research and found a wool store in the Portland area, should I want to indulge and spend some of my discretionary budget on a new project!

In order to prevent me from wasting away my Thursday morning and afternoon, I have put the kit away in the closet and will not allow myself to even thumb through the book a second time until this work project is finished. It will be hard, but I'm trying to start off the new year with a little discipline -- eating healthier, starting to exercise again, and getting myself on a work/life schedule that makes me happy. The kit will definitely test my willpower, but I'm determined to hold off until I can devote several hours to my first self-taught rug hooking lesson!